Peer review

The journal editor will make a first decision about your submission. If it’s suitable for the journal, the editor will send your manuscript to one or more reviewers – experts in your field. The peer review process acts as a filter to ensure only good research is published, and improves the quality of research submitted for publication by giving reviewers the opportunity to suggest improvements. To find out more about peer review, visit Reviewers’ Hub and the Elsevier Publishing Campus.

Open access: your choice

We support open access in our journals; find out more out your options on the open access pages.

Article Transfer Service

If your manuscript is deemed unsuitable for publication in your chosen journal, the editor may suggest you transfer your submission to a more suitable journal, via Elsevier’s Article Transfer Service. If you agree to this, your manuscript will be transferred with no need to reformat.